Originally posted by tuco I don't think you are interested in IQ. Because noise isn't everything.
Well, I'm
definitely interested in all aspects of IQ, including high ISO performance (a lot of my shots are at high ISO settings). Luminance noise isn't everything, I'll agree... colour noise, however, can have a very detrimental effect even on smaller reproduction images. If that's better controlled in the K-1II's RAW files, and it's not at the expense of general image quality, then it's a good thing IMHO.
As for dynamic range, it would be swell if ISO 12,800 gave the same dynamic range as ISO 100, but that's clearly not going to be the case. Either way, there's sufficient dynamic range on my K-3 and K-3II at ISO 6400 to make it very usable. ISO 12,800 and higher are still useful. I'll be interested to see what the K-1II is capable of...